Common Freestyle Mistakes in Swimming

This iSport Lessons video shows beginner swimmers common mistakes made while swimming freestyle.

[@tiffy8018]

-look down or at an angle -rotate stomach side to side per each stroke (to prevent shoulder injuries) -kick from hips with straight , not bent legs -pull straight during your breath break -don’t breathe late and breathe out slowly

[@ddlove6531]

Thanks ❤️

[@dose143]

This video will make you think you've learned how to swim already, but the pool will say otherwise later.

[@danjaysinang8816]

Preach👐

[@catscoffeekpop1015]

dose143 it looks easy when u just watch it, but then when u do it, it would be the other way around 😅

[@ohseanswims7539]

Motivated Swimming Channel!! Please subscribe for future videos!! :))

[@sudiptaadak7712]

Absolutely. I do well in 6 feet of water ...but listening of 12 feet or diving in it crates so much panic that it seems that my heart has stopped beating or I will die surely.

[@taylorhicks127]

dose143 i

[@evagao870]

The more swimming videos I watch the more confident I get in swim class

[@ArgerTM]

True

[@boringsaliva6732]

I was naturally acquiring some swimming techniques in freestyle as I was paying attention to details. Glad to see it being validated in this video.

[@melody6262]

Out of all the videos I’ve watched about doing this stroke properly, this was by FAR the most helpful! Thank you!!

[@winterdesert1]

Freestyle is probably as difficult as learning the piano...and I've done both! Breathing, kicking, turning, rotating, center of balance....etc. I've been swimming for many years but still have so much to learn - like the piano!!!

[@ethelfleming4375]

Yea it took me forever to learn freestyle, and yea I kno i play piano too.

[@nolathenerd6097]

Same. I rather do piano though 😂 But I love swim non the less

[@2013danrazor2015danrazor]

+winterdesert1 just like a piano or swiming or any other if you learned the basics you can learn anything.

[@kevinmoore9459]

+2p! Nyo America tea

[@mylifeasfun4631]

Non-spooky Human-being i am also 11 i have practiced swimming in the age of 10 and i van swim in the 9 or 10 feet pool

[@paulharrison5909]

Training for my 12th Ironman, and worth viewing, Thanks for making the effort to film, edit and post this.

[@grethomory]

Thank you for this. I am 55 years old and just learned to swim about 2 years ago in adult swimming lessons. I swim 3-4 times a week now and although some individuals at the pool say I have gotten so much better and faster there is always room for improvement. I noticed from your video about swimming flat and I do have that habit and believe it or not...just like you said...I've had some problems out of my left shoulder. I thought I must be catching the water too hard, but this makes me realize I wasn't rotating.

[@diablohorer]

My main problem is that I run out of breath after the first lap and I already need to take a break to breath, meanwhile everyone around me just keep going and going non stop like it's no big deal, and I'm just trying not to pass out. when I try to swim slower to reduce intensity, It becomes harder not to sink. I need some serious tips

[@9w2mnr]

try reduce paddling the legs, it won't sink if we less paddling. try to put increase on hands see if there a difference

[@kuya49z]

Muhammad Nabil I was about to comment the same problem thanks dude for the help

[@9w2mnr]

thanks kuya49z yup, I was having the same problem too, the breath also need to control. Think not to go fast or to reach fast but to enjoy the freestyle hihi.

[@6mrouch]

If you are a smoker that means your lung capacity is short and u need to stop smoking...either wise it's just a stamina endurance. you need to jog more :]

[@diablohorer]

Amrouch G i don't smoke and have never smoked

[@maiablair1833]

Another one is slapping the water with your hands

[@nuelle2361]

+Art is Fun was going to say the same thing

[@moishyalim2173]

NW Johnson

[@G1yndyfrdwy]

Recent thoughts are contrary to this, the power is from the palm and wrist, keep the fingers open. This sources power in the latissimus area rather than the shoulders, shortens the fulcrum, takes the strain off those shoulder joints. try it, you will feel a difference. i

[@alaasalim6754]

Maia Blair I ALWAYS SLAP THE WATER WITH MY HANDS

[@paramitashampa4316]

Me too

[@coleman2608]

PERFECT video! You can't explain swimming any clearer than she just did. heading to the pool to practice haha

[@haydenrogue4935]

Surprisingly very helpful! I'm actually a bit irritated now, since for PhysEd in highschool, I had swimming at the teacher instructed us to look forward while we swam rather than look directly below us. Thanks for this. I always used to struggle with breathing : )

[@SunS4liffe]

I. Wish. I. Had. A. Fucking. Pool.

[@ahmadhumeidi5991]

drey8 ahhhh I see what you did there lol

[@ShamsArifin-pj3bz]

+xChaseMoney V Your post made me realize I don't have a pool and now I am crying like a bitch

[@delirious.unicorns5661]

+drey8 haha I see u there 😂😂

[@2013danrazor2015danrazor]

+xChaseMoney V go to a freakin olympic sized swimming pool resort. its not that expensive.

[@vassi5725]

xChaseMoney ^ chill 😶

[@johnswimcat]

Excellent video. I've been making most of these mistakes for years. I knew the stroke didn't feel right but I didn't know how to sort it out. All this makes perfect sense. Thank you so much, I'll bookmark this video and work on the stroke

[@TheMuzikath]

I made all but two of these mistakes, and I actually improved my swimming a lot, thanks to this video.

[@stephanm.tjaden3887]

This was a good video! As a competitive swimmer I say this video is spot on. "Easiest stroke to learn, most difficult to master" - Agreed. It seems super easy and then you realize, to gain seconds it is about technique 75%+ and strength

[@Mark1Mach2]

One of the best videos I've seen on improving the forward stroke. If you could elaborate more on the breathing part that would be immensely helpful.

[@justabout6979]

I agree

[@SomeFatChild]

This even applies at sub-olympic competitive levels lmao. I am a lifelong swimmer.

[@ninawarda7873]

But you should look forward at that wall... my coach is a gold medalist Olympian and that's what she said

[@ninelpaez4783]

Nina Warda well he is completely wrong or you listened wrong because that is the wrong way of looking

[@AndrewMacLaine]

I suppose ! am a "self taught" swimmer, as it's been decades since I took lessons. I was doing many of these mistakes! After the correction, it trimmed noticeable strokes off my laps and I find that I'm suddenly across the pool way faster while remaining much less fatigued. Thank you so much!

[@Through_Sams_cam]

Exactly the mistakes I'd been making. Learned many things. Thanks for the video. Highly appreciated.

[@sidefx996]

Thank you!!! Getting back into swimming and really need to tighten up my form. I think if I work on what you have here it'll help a lot.

[@haifaalmanea2275]

i have my swimming training today .. i will try to apply some of the tips i watched .. thanks for the clear demonstration of the tips

[@roslee7]

Awesome video and after watching this, i will try to correct my mistake soon.

[@bennyhill7542]

wow I had to search through a ton of videos b4 I found one that makes sense. this video was very helpful indeed. well done!

[@danielporter892]

Thank you! Your tip of rotating solved my breathing timing!

[@TheZenThug]

Thanks to this video, my freestyle swimming got a LOT faster after correcting my technique. I just got work on my breathing and timing.

[@ramyg5037]

Great tips. I love the recap list at the end of the video. I figured out my mistakes now. Thanks

[@David-rp4bf]

Good instruction, summarize most of the mistakes I've made before.

[@travelsphere7402]

Thanks i was looking forward and swimming with flat stamoch this was adding resistance...after watching this my swimming improved....

[@theindianmillionaire233]

I was making all the mistake very good video helped me a lot

[@mendesvideo]

I've swum for many years, and I was taken aback when my swimming instructor told me that my pull wasn't good enough. According to him, my hands were too close to my body while I pulled. As a result, I wasn't sliding as much as I should. He told me to watch some videos, and I stumbled upon this one, which is really very, very instructive. I'm sharing it. Thanks guys !

[@manojvyas2099]

One of the best videos I've seen on improving the forward stroke.

[@ConstantRider]

Loved your tips. 1. Simple 2. It's easy to understand

[@spookybuk]

Wow. Amazing video. Thank you. I know how to swim already. But not with so much detail. This will improve my life a lot. Will watch many times to adjust as time goes on. Thank you! This one is the best video on the subject I've seen so far.

[@owaisarshad7405]

this is no doubt he best video ever on swimming so far i have encountered, thanks a lot.

[@rupert_hughes]

My coach : *shows us this video Me : watches video in my own time to review over what happened My coach : why don’t you trust me

[@miss60kiss]

This video has been so helpful. All the way from Kenya i have learn t so much especially about not swimming straight,i am still to master my breathing techniques but i am getting there. Loving Swimming....

[@MontePrima8539]

Very useful! Thank you!

[@meeroyyenkins2628]

This was actually really helpful.

[@DarkRose658]

"I swim free or i dont swim at all" -Haruka Nanase

[@applepingua3974]

nice

[@jyothi1723]

PLEASE

[@rilakuma6219]

haru knows how to swim freestyle cuz he is awesome :D

[@52shi22]

thathas no relation to the video...just saying. go haru-chan! XD

[@DarkRose658]

Jade Noelle "Too bad i dont give a damn" -Haruka Nanase

[@liliadizon844]

Thank you for sharing the technique of coorect freestyle swimming. I believe and confidently apply the joy of swimming. What beautiful and graceful swimming demonstration.

[@elizmoreno2120]

Amazing Video! Thanks a lot!

[@jonsweemer2054]

These simple tips helped me enormously. I was a terrible swimmer. Now I'm less terrible!!

[@zgpirate]

When I was in swimming school nobody told me about body rotation but I have checked youtube and learned a lot. :)

[@lyf4byks]

Thank you! That was very useful.

[@reemamufti3167]

Thank u. This fixed my life long swimming mistakes

[@Ab_someone]

Great video! Love the pleasing voice and gentle narration, I will use these corrections today. Subscribed! More videos please 😊

[@markd8004]

Really helpful, thanks!

[@user-nu7fe1nv4p]

Thank you for your effort with this video!

[@Azriueki]

Been tryna go down in the water every morning and night now, thanks for the tips. Lovin the tuts

[@moras1303]

Awesome video, thanks from Colombia-South America

[@scyang78]

Thanks a lot. This tip is exactly what i looking for.

[@joshswims9681]

This really helped. Thanks!

[@nn6320]

Very good reminders...I have been swimming with some of these mistakes all the times.

[@goat6inboots]

Thank you for your advice and help Bruno. It is very good.

[@estherolwedo3913]

Thanks a whole lot I'm 12 and I have been swimming for 8 yrs now this will really help young swimmers like me.😎😎😀😀😀

[@sdandu1]

I am learning swimming as natural, no coach available here. I did all 5 mistakes in my early stages, I am practicing to fix the issues with help of other friends and working on it. If you would not teach us I would be wrong for ever and ever. thank you for be a good coach for me.

[@tylermoreland9594]

Oh my God this was so helpful, I literally do all of these things

[@kirshnaconsciousvaani]

Thanks for the useful info!

[@underwaterfeeling]

Thank you so much!!! I just started a couple weeks ago and felt like I was doing everything wrong!

[@susanrichardson340]

Most helpful vid on here by a mile. 👍

[@mateomartinez3304]

Excelente las tomas debajo del agua.muchas gracias

[@shivanipandey8208]

This video is awesome, thanks!😊💖

[@GL22]

Good tips. Some of these are exactly what I needed. Thanks for posting.

[@kaila139]

this video is awesome.. Im currently taking swimming class for PE at school, and my teacher doesn't get into detail about the different strokes. This video really helps and I will take what I have learned here and apply it to what my teacher has taught me. THANK YOU

[@rod280459]

Great video - thank you. I've just started having adult swimming lessons & these tips will really help !

[@shahrour9]

Thank u so much for this awesome video. I have learned a lot.

[@misioyoggi]

fantastic video..finally a summary of proper freestyle. thanks

[@johnhortonsr882]

Very clear and easy to understand to the point, I am so THANKFUL!

[@manikandankrishnan3077]

that was a gem of a video instruction and exactly what i was looking for. this would certainly help me refining my now-pathetic freestyle. Thanks for the nice and clear instructions too. keep it up

[@Tomas-eb7qj]

Nice technique I can watch this all day :)

[@ct8409]

Thanks, I will use this video with my lap swimming class.

[@shaine14]

thanks fir the help i really need this vid bec on mon i will go to a swim comp

[@doreenvictor2270]

very supportive I have that problem of bending my legs now am going to work on it. Thanks

[@stiltzkin2mb]

This is actually quite informative!

[@vareast]

Wow, thanks for endorsing the things I managed to figure out myself since I got back into swimming after a decades-long break. Actually, it's the first time I've taken my swimming seriously. In addition to the points in the video, one other thing I try to do is to synchronise my kicks with my arms. I do big, full-leg kicks and they seem to sync well with the opposite limb, so as my right arm comes over, I kick with my left leg. In other words, their rhythm is the same. I'm sure this makes a huge difference, but would be interested to hear if that makes sense to any swimming coaches out there.

[@tdlamaaa]

Helped me a lot!

[@redeyeskev]

this is so useful. Thanks so much

[@olahcruz1154]

I need to fix every thing coz I dont know how to swim in the first place... 😂 But thanks for these tips.. I will definitely try them out this summer 😊😊

[@man1737]

Simple yet great video.easy to understand

[@ZLo1234567]

Very helpful! Just what I was looking for!

[@laeeqahmed1980]

These videos on youtube are so nice, i learned freestyle on my own in 6 months. Didn't knew to swim before. The only problem left is rotation.

[@birgorkhali2773]

thanks, it really helped

[@darradx]

great video, thanks!

[@alishamy6680]

this video was so helpful to me

[@mikecaldwell3160]

this is an excellent video with great tips

[@juliand.l.4310]

This video is very helpful!

[@TheLoveandloveonly]

Good tutorial on common mistakes. Was very helpful and useful.

[@PompeyBoy66]

Great video. Thanks. I'll use this. Hi from 🇬🇧

[@Contest4Freedom]

Great vid!

[@paryaolfati6451]

it really helped , thank you .

[@nicechamp]

At last I found one video making some sense to struggler like me. Good job.

[@lsc66416]

Very informative video. Will definitely keep these in mind for next time.

[@lijuphilip2628]

I love you. Thanks for this tip

[@neerajsahu21]

Hey you just awesome ...I started going to pool without knowing swimming .... I tried to swim by so called swimmers. They told me to do strokes by leg and hand propelling ... but I was thinking some thing is extremely wrong.... Now I have tried your technique .. I am feeling awesome in water while free style swim....

[@mmiller8373]

I'm a 28 year old man and Instead of going to the gym, I've decided to just workout in the pool. However, my freestyle stroke sucks. I'm better at doing backstroke than freestyle. Going to try this technique out tomorrow. Cheers.

[@daveg3409]

excellent tips. Thanks for doing this.

[@sparksfly44]

I'm 20 and going through beginner's swimming lessons now and I agree; my biggest problem is that I can't breathe properly without swallowing water. I too had no idea body rotation was necessary; I'm guessing my swim instructor is saving it for a future lesson since I am learning from scratch. I too need to work on my confidence to actually go to my pool alone and amongst all the elite swimmers who train there. Good luck learning how to swim!

[@lyubovzhyhaylo1911]

Great video!

[@lilianlovesviolin6436]

very helpful, Thank you !!

[@RHathemoment]

Amazing video, thank you. :)